Bromley Trust
/OVERVIEW: The London-based Bromley trust focuses its grantmaking on combating human trafficking and improving prisons and prisoner outcomes.
IP TAKE: Bromley only awards grants to registered UK charities, but the fact that it prefers to make unrestricted, multi-year grants may be worth jumping through some regulatory hoops. This is a very accessible funder, and it supports some smaller organizations that work in its specific areas of interest, including prison education, art therapy and the prevention of human trafficking, to name a few. Application begins with an online eligibility quiz, but read about the trust’s specific initiatives before submitting materials.
PROFILE: The London based Bromley Trust was established in 1989 by Toby Bromley, a businessman who grew his father’s family shoe store, Russell & Bromley, into a fashion retail chain with stores across the United Kingdom. In his personal life, he was committed to cattle-raising and fowl-hunting. He also devoted much of his time to promoting conservation efforts in Southeast England. The foundation’s overall mission is to “offset man’s inhumanity to man” by providing unrestricted funding through its grantmaking programs for Human Rights, Prison Reform. Since Toby Bromley’s death in 2003, the trust has also established a series of annual awards in his memory.
Grants for Security, Human Rights and Violence Prevention
The Bromley Trust’s Human Rights focus area “aims to combat violations of human rights and to help offset man’s inhumanity to man.” The trust’s human rights grantmaking currently supports organizations working in three areas: torture and abuse, detention, and human rights protection. Torture and abuse grants go to organizations that address “the needs of people who have experienced torture, slavery, trafficking or sexual violence,” particularly those that use proven therapeutic methodologies. Detention grants support organizations that advocate against the practice of detention without due process, especially in U.K. Immigration Removal Centers. Human Rights Protection grants fund strategic efforts to protect the rights of vulnerable groups in the United Kingdom. Past grantees include Article 39, Baobab Center for Youth Survivors in Exile, British Institute of Human Rights, Children and Families Across Borders and Detention Action.
Grants for Criminal Justice Reform
The Bromley Trust’s Prison Reform focus area focuses on “the rehabilitation of prisoners and the reduction of re-offending” in the U.K. Specific areas of recent grantmaking include prison education and prison reform. The Prison Education and Skills Training subprogram focuses on employment skills and aims to build connections with employers who are likely to hire former inmates. The subprogram also supports programs that teach life skills with the goal of reducing recidivism. Grantees have included arts therapy and peer-to-peer mentoring programs. The Prison Reform subprogram, meanwhile, supports direct services, advocacy and policy development “that helps to alleviate the suffering of vulnerable groups in prison and bring about positive changes to the prison environment to ensure that their human rights are protected.” Grantees include the Bounce Back Foundation, Changing Tunes, Clean Break Theatre Company, Clinks and The Hardman Trust.
Also pertaining to the area of prison reform are two of the Bromley Trust’s special awards. Awarded in collabortion with the Butler Trust, the Keith Bromley Award for Education and Skills Training “celebrates the outstanding dedication on, skill and creativity of those workign in prisons, probation, and youth justice settings across the UK. With the Hardman Trust, the Bromley Trust awards the Keith Bromley Hardman Awards, which go to “prisoners seeking employment/business opportunities in practical trades upon release.” And with the prison arts program Kostler Arts, Bromley awards the Keith Bromley Scholarship Award for Nature Photography/Multi-Media, which “provides and ex-prisoner with a year’s arts mentoring support to help them learn new skills and gain the confidence to live a positive and productive life.”
Important Grant Details:
Bromley Trust grants typically range from £5,000 to £20,000. Grantseekers may review the foundation’s criteria guidelines to determine their eligibility. While Bromley funds work around the world, it only makes grants to U.K.-registered charities. For additional information about the trust’s past grantmaking, see its grants data page.
The trust typically accepts unsolicited applications on a rolling basis, and does not have application deadlines. The application process begins with an on-line eligibility quiz. General inquiries may be addressed to the trust via email.
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